richard-1's - Rented List
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The Outfit is a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.- Director:
- Graham Moore
- Cast:
- Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Mark Rylance
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In an effort to shake off the pressures of a desperate family situation, Hassane (Hamza Mekdad) loses himself in the azure walers of his favourite swimming spot on Beirut's rocky shore. However, despite innocent intentions, Hassane's actions result in a tsunami that engulfs his friends, family and the community around him. Heralding an exciting new voice in Lebanese cinema, 'Martyr' is a heartfelt farewell to the beauty and sensuality of life, youth, friendship, and love. - Director:
- Mazen Khaled
- Cast:
- Carol Abboud, Hadi Bou Ayash, Moustafa Fahs
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Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand (Guy Pierce) betrays him. Unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D'If, Edmond is trapped in a nightmare that lasts for thirteen years. With the help of an equally innocent fellow inmate (Richard Harris), Dantes plots his mission to escape from prison, whereupon he transforms himself into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo with only one thing on his mind - revenge - Director:
- Kevin Reynolds
- Cast:
- Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris
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After 10 years, Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass) is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother Sean (George Russo) has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers Roy and Johnny Garret (Robert Glenister and Tomi May) are demanding Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, ending up using his life savings and calling in favours with mobster friends to try and help. Following a dramatic coup at the family pub, events spiral out of control in the ultimate fight for survival. With a powerful performance from Fairbrass, 'Villain' is a gritty British thriller which depicts a dark, criminal underworld. - Director:
- Philip Barantini
- Cast:
- Craig Fairbrass, Robert Glenister, Nicholas Aaron
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Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection in the heat of the Finnish summer. Viewing Finland from both the perspectives of an immigrant and an emigrant, the film casts the long-marginalised voices of sexual and ethnic minorities centre-stage in a story about the search for freedom, acceptance and a place to call home. - Director:
- Mikko Mäkelä
- Cast:
- Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)Come As You Are
After Cameron Post (Chloe Grace Moretz) is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she's quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens "struggling with same-sex attraction". At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious "de-gaying" methods, and earnest Christian rock songs - but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she's able to find her place among fellow outcasts. - Director:
- Desiree Akhavan
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace Moretz, John Ellison Conlee, Steven Hauck
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Paths (2017)Ein Weg
How long is an eternity? A few years, or as fast as the breaking of the waves at the rugged Baltic coast? Andreas (Mike Hoffmann) and Martin (Mathis Reinhardt) have shared all the ups and downs of life, and now that their son has matured and moved out on his own, they have more free time to focus on themselves again. But when they are left alone with only themselves, will the spark still be there? A cautious approach to the traces of a long-term relationship. 'Paths' tells the whole story of the love of two people. From the first kiss to now, and everything in between. - Director:
- Chris Miera
- Cast:
- Mike Hoffmann, Ludwig Bundscherer, Verena Weiss
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Twenty-year-old footballer Will (Pip Brignall) is on his stag-do in an unnamed European city when, naked and handcuffed to a lamppost, he is rescued by former pianist Michael (Jo Weil). Back at Michael's apartment, the attraction between the two men is immediate. But, unable to bring himself to leave, Will is sent into a tailspin of shame and confusion. And so they spend a night together that could change both of their lives forever. If only they have the courage to let it. - Director:
- Mark Wilshin
- Cast:
- Pip Brignall, Jo Weil
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The young poet Lord Byron had everything. He was beautiful, aristocratic, talented - and sexually irresistible. By his mid-twenties, he was the most famous man in England - the world's first celebrity. Women flung themselves at him. Men wanted to be like him. He lived for sensation and sexual excess, indulging his darkest cravings and scandalising the nation until he could only be satiated by a passionate affair with his own half-sister. Too late, he discovered that even a celebrity can go too far... - Director:
- Julian Farino
- Cast:
- Stephen Campbell Moore, Oliver Milburn, Michael Elwyn
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Three tales that examine the different effects the addition of a third party has on a modern gay relationship.
CasPepijn (Wieger Windhorst) and George's steady, seven-year relationship is shaken up after they allow a hot young student named Cas (Felix Meyer) to sleep on their couch whilst he finds a place of his own. Gradually, both men fall head over heels for Cas laconic charm, forcing them to reconsider their many long-term plans. Is Cas presence endangering their relationship or is he actually a blessing in disguise?
Bed Buddies
Three gay friends wake up after sleeping together and try to make sense of the unclear line between friendship and love.
Tri-Curious
Last minute anxiety threatens to ruin a young couple's first threesome.- Director:
- Joris van den Berg
- Cast:
- Kevin Hassing, Wieger Windhorst, Felix Meyer
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The BAFTA-winning series returns as director Michael Winterbottom reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon for their last culinary coast-to-coast odyssey. Nearly ten years after their first journey together round the gastronomic hot spots of northern England, Steve and Rob set off on a fourth and final expedition. This time they will set out from the ruins of Troy in modern-day Turkey as they head to Greece to retrace the steps of legendary king Odysseus, hero of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, on his journey home to Ithaca at the end of the Trojan War. Along the way, Steve and Rob's semi-fictional alter-egos make pit-stops in search of culture, history, beautiful scenery and, yes, some of the finest dishes in Europe. Pop culture, music, art and even the meaning of life are all discussed in their famous free-flowing conversations, peppered with barbed banter, boisterous in-car singalongs and uncannily life-like celebrity impersonations. - Director:
- Michael Winterbottom
- Cast:
- Kareem Alkabbani, Marta Barrio, Rob Brydon
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Desire (2018)Desire - The Short Films of Ohm
Award-winning male erotic photographer Ohm Phanphiroj's five most stunning, explicit, films, all in one place. "Desire" includes 'The Desire Trilogy', 'The Meaning' of it all, 'Journey' and 'The First Conversation between Frank and I'. Five films exploring male desire in a singularly artful, erotic, and forthright way. - Director:
- Ohm Phanphiroj
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- Various
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A sinister and enthralling mystery thriller adapted from the novel by crime and suspense writer Agatha Christie. Starring Hayley Mills as an affluent heiress who marries a mysterious and charming chauffeur. Soon after moving into their dream house strange things begin to happen, culminating in a tragic death. Murderous twists and thrilling turns with a stunning climax set to shock even the most devoted Christie fans. - Director:
- Sidney Gilliat
- Cast:
- Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland
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Giant Little Ones (2018)G.L.O.
Franky Winter (Josh Wiggins) and Ballas Kohl (Darren Mann) have been best friends since childhood. They are high school royalty: handsome, stars of the swim team and popular with girls. They live a perfect teenage life - until the night of Franky's epic 17th birthday party, when Franky and Ballas are involved in an unexpected incident that changes their lives forever. 'Giant Little Ones' is a heartfelt and intimate coming-of-age story about friendship, self-discovery and the power of love without labels. - Director:
- Keith Behrman
- Cast:
- Maria Bello, Taylor Hickson, Kyle MacLachlan
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Pius XIII (Jude Law) is in a coma. And after an unpredictable and mysterious parenthesis, the Secretary of State Voiello (Silvio Orlando) succeeds in the enterprise of having Sir John Brannox (John Malkovich), a moderate English aristocrat, charming and sophisticated, placed on the papal throne adopting the name John Paul III. The new pope seems perfect, but he conceals secrets and a certain fragility. And he immediately understands that it will not be easy to replace the charismatic Pius XIII: hanging between life and death, Lenny Belardo has become a Saint and thousands of faithful are now idolizing him, fueling the contrast between fundamentalisms. Meanwhile, the Church is under attack from several scandals that risk devastating the hierarchies irreversibly and from external threats striking the symbols of Christianity. As always, however, in the Vatican nothing is what it seems. Good and evil proceed arm in arm towards history. And to reach the showdown we must wait for the events to take their course... - Director:
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast:
- Jude Law, John Malkovich, Silvio Orlando
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